Etienne Kallos

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Etienne Kallos
Born1972 (age 5152)
Occupation Film director

Etienne Kallos (born 1972) is a South African filmmaker best known for directing the 2018 film The Harvesters. [1]

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Early life

Kallos was born in South Africa to parents from Greek immigrant families that had settled in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the Belgian Congo (the Democratic Republic of the Congo). [2]

Career

After studying theater in South Africa, Kallos attended the graduate film program at New York University. [3] In 2006, his short film Doorman premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The short debuted at North America at Sundance Film Festival the following year. [1]

Kallos' graduate thesis project, titled Firstborn, became the first Afrikaans-language short film to be awarded the Corto Cortissimo Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2009. [1]

The Harvesters , Kallos' feature debut, premiered in the Un Certain Regard portion of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. [4]

Kallos began doctoral studies at Leiden University in 2021. [2]

Personal life

Kallos identifies as queer. [2]

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
2006Jane's Birthday TripDocumentary short film
DoormanShort film
2009FirstbornShort film
2018 The Harvesters

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultsRef.
2009 Venice Film Festival Short Film CompetitionFirstbornWon [1]
2010 Atlanta Film Festival Jury Award for Best Dramatic ShortWon [1]
2018 Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard The Harvesters Nominated [4]
Golden Camera AwardNominated
Chéries-Chéris Grand PrixWon [5]
El Gouna Film Festival Best Narrative FeatureNominated [6]
Mumbai Film Festival Best International FeatureNominated [7]
São Paulo International Film Festival Best Film from a New DirectorNominated [8]
Thessaloniki International Film Festival Best FeatureNominated [9]
Transatlantyk Festival New CinemaNominated [10]
2019 Göteborg Film Festival Best International FeatureNominated [8]
Miami International Film Festival First Feature AwardNominated [8]
San Francisco International Film Festival Best Feature from a New DirectorNominated [8]

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